The Atacama Desert is in an unusual position: it is right next to the pacific ocean, but it also happens to be one of the driest places on earth. Despite its proximity to water, the area is constantly parched and its people are always at risk of <a title="Midwest States See Lowest Corn Yields in Nearly 30 Years Due to Drought Read more: Midwest States See Lowest Corn Yields in Nearly 30 Years Due to Drought | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building " href="http://inhabitat.com/midwest-states-see-lowest-corn-yields-in-nearly-30-years-due-to-drought/">drought</a>. To address this, Yeonkyu Park, Kwon Han, Hyeyeon Kwon, and Hojeong Lim put their heads together to create the Mist Tree, a skyscraper built into the <a title="Melting of Andean Glaciers Could Cause a Continental Water Crisis in South America Read more: Melting of Andean Glaciers Could Cause a Continental Water Crisis in South America | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building " href="http://inhabitat.com/melting-of-andean-glaciers-could-cause-a-continental-water-crisis-in-south-america/">Andes Mountains</a> that is able to harvest water from fog moving through the Chilean air.

The combination of the warm interior of the building and the net-like structure on the exterior of the building effectively captures water from the Camanchaca, a fog that comes in off of the Pacific Ocean.

In addition to being fed to the people in the desert, the water captured by the Tree will be used to feed greenery planted on the edges of the structure. This greenery will include sun plants, half shade plants and full shade plants strategically placed to take advantage of the available sunlight.

The Atacama Desert is in an unusual position: it is right next to the pacific ocean, but it also happens to be one of the driest places on earth. Despite its proximity to water, the area is constantly parched and its people are always at risk of drought. To address this, Yeonkyu Park, Kwon Han, Hyeyeon Kwon, and Hojeong Lim put their heads together to create the Mist Tree, a skyscraper built into the Andes Mountains that is able to harvest water from fog moving through the Chilean air.